Disasters

September 6, 2005 3:50 PM

Minnesota's challenge in helping hurricane victims becoming clear

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has declared a state of emergency in Minnesota in preparation for the thousands of hurricane victims. The governor also ordered that money used to help the survivors come out of the state's general fund. The orders come on the same day state officials met to outline plans for the pending arrival of Katrina survivors who could begin arriving as soon as Thursday.

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September 6, 2005 12:20 PM

Minnesota prepares to welcome hurricane refugees

They're calling it Operation Northern Comfort. Minnesota is opening its doors to at least 3,000 refugees displaced by Hurricane Katrina, and that means lots of preparation. What does the state need to do to get ready for its new residents?

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September 6, 2005 11:20 AM

The psychological impact of Katrina

The emotional impact of a natural disaster can last long after the event. Midmorning discusses the culture of anger and fear that often follows a trauma.

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September 6, 2005 9:35 AM

What lies beneath?

With a major levee break finally plugged, engineers struggled to pump out a flooded New Orleans Tuesday as authorities braced for the horrors the receding water would reveal. "It's going to be awful and it's going to wake the nation up again," the mayor said.

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September 5, 2005 10:16 AM

'Nobody imagined this'

One week after Hurricane Katrina turned the region into a disaster of biblical proportions, miles-long lines of vehicles crawled into Jefferson Parish on Monday as residents were allowed to return for brief inspections of what's left of their homes.

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September 5, 2005 9:30 AM

Helping Katrina refugees in Baton Rouge is grueling

Minnesotans are mobilizing aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Dan Hoffman has been assisting refugees since shortly after the hurricane hit Louisiana last week. He works at the St. Paul Red Cross, but has been helping in Baton Rouge. He spoke with MPR's Perry Finelli. He says the work is grueling.

by Perry Finelli

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September 4, 2005 9:22 PM

As last refugees escape, New Orleans turns to its dead

New Orleans is turning much of its attention Sunday to gathering up and counting the dead across a ghastly landscape awash in perhaps thousands of corpses. "It is going to be about as ugly of a scene as I think you can imagine," the nation's homeland security chief warned.

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September 4, 2005 9:17 PM

Katrina refugees get help from family members in Minnesota

Almost a week after losing her home and business to Hurricane Katrina, Minnesota native Rachael Van't Hull finally arrived at her sister's Brooklyn Center home.

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September 4, 2005 11:19 AM

HHS secretary says death toll in the thousands

Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said Sunday the death toll from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath is in the thousands, the first time a federal official has acknowledged what many had feared.

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September 4, 2005 10:35 AM

Minnesotans opening hearts and homes in wake of hurricane disaster

Minnesota is responding to Hurricane Katrina with its publicly-funded resources, as well as with private donations.

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